Bolívar Arboleda Osorio, MD, FACS, FICS

Resident – UPR Affiliated Hospitals 1988
MD– UPR School of Medicine 1983

American Board of Surgery Presente

Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Presente

Total Nutrition Therapy Presente

Who’s, Who American Surgeons

At-Large Member to the International Board of Directors, Société Internationale de Senologié, Strasbourg, France
Member of the Board of Directors, Federación Latino Americana de Mastología, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Profesor Internacional Distinguido en Mastología, Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía, Bogotá, Colombia

Conductor, Breast Cancer Conference 2012-present
Instructor of Human Patholgy, Naturopathic Doctorate Program, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo Campus 2016 to present

Senior Attending Surgeon HIMA-San Pablo, Caguas, PR 1988-present
Director, HIMA-San Pablo Breast Institute, 2013 to present
Attending Surgeon Professional Hospital Guaynabo, 2017-2019

Fellow, American College of Surgeons, active
Fellow, International College of Surgeons, active
Colegio Médicos y Cirujanos de Puerto Rico, active
American Society of Breast Surgeons, active
American Society Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition active
Founding member and President, Sociedad Puertorriquena de Senologia
Society of Breast Diseases, member
American Society of Clinical Oncology, member
Société Internationale de Senologié, Puerto Rico representative to the International Council and At-Large Member to the International Board of Directors
Federacion Latino Americana de Mastología, member, Board of Directors

Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in DVT prophylaxis, March 22, 2001.
Use of ertapenem in Surgical Patients, June 29, 2002.
Management of the Surgical Patient in the ICU for Nursing Personnel, Sept 25, 2002; Sept 17, 2003.
Basic Principles of Surgery, Internship Program, Aug 24, 2004; May 4, 2004.
Treatment of Surgical Abdominal Infections, Feb, 22, 2005; April 14, 2005; May 16, 2006.
Treatment of Shock / Hypovolemia, March 1, 2005.
Round Table: Recent Advancements on Breast Cancer Treatment, May 2, 2005.
Parenteral Nutrition Workshop, Oct 8, 2005
Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections, March 28, 2006
Treatment of Skin and soft tissue infections, several, 2007-2008
Use of Tigecycline as treatment in complicated intra-abdominal infections, several, 2008-2009
Laparoscopic Colon Resection, the HIMA experience, 3/12/2009
Recent Advances in the management of breast ca for nurses, 11/09
Advances in Breast Ca Treatment, HIMA convention, 9/18/10
Guidelines for Abdominal Infection Management, Infectious Disease Simposium, 9/11
Use of Entereg (almivopan) in post surgical ileus, multiple engagements
“Que Debo Saber Sobre Cancer De Seno”, multiple engagements for community service organizations
Caribbean Breast Symposium speaker, 2014, 2015, 2016
Caribbean Breast Symposium Executive Director and Program Chairman, San Juan PR: 2014, 2015, 2016
State of the Art Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, XIV Simposio de Salud Ana G. Méndez, San Juan, PR May 2015
Keynote Speaker and Surgical Program Chairman, Best of ASCO Caribbean, October 2015
Program Chairman, American College of Surgeons, PR Chapter Meeting, February 2016
Program Director and presenter, Breast Cancer Summit, San Juan PR April 2016
Executive Director, Breast Knowledge Workshop, Mayaguez, PR April 2016
Best of ASCO Caribbean Planning Committee member and presenter, San Juan PR September 2016, 2018
Breast Cancer Screening Update, Japri Meeting, San Juan PR March 2017
Extended Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer, San Juan, PR March 23, 2018
ER positive and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Best of Breast Inaugural Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida January 2019
Use of Inmuno Fluorescence in Axillary Sentinel Node Surgery, Bogota, Colombia August, 2019
Breast Cancer in Puerto Rico, an Overview. Santiago de Chile, Chile and Madrid, Spain, October 2019

“Effect of Isotretinoin on wound contraction in guinea pigs” Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jan 1989
“Gallstone Ileus, case presentation and review of the Literature” unpublished, 1986
“Experience with Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery of the colon” Boletin Asociacion Medica, Vol 100, Jan-March, 2008
“Laparoscopic Colon Surgery, the HIMA experience” poster session, American College of Surgeons Meeting, February 2009
“Inside look at laparoscopic colectomy” Boletin Asociacion Medica, Vol 102, #2, 2010
“Case control Study of Metabolic Syndrome and Breast Cancer in Puerto Rico” coauthor with Dr Ana P Ortiz, submitted for publishing
“ Sociodemographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients in Puerto Rico 2008-20012: Hospital Based Cancer Tumor Registry at HIMA•San Pablo Oncologic Hospital, Caguas, Puerto Rico.” Submitted for publishing
From Rescuers to the Rescued: A tale of Two Hurricanes- surgical volunteerism in times of need. American College of Surgeons Bulletin February 2018
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: indications and technique. Submitted for publication Medicina y Salud Publica, Surgical Edition, October 2018